MADRID: Roger Federer sweated out a tough win in his first match onMadrid's blue clay on Wednesday, holding off Canada's Milos Raonic4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) to survive into the third round of the Masters1000. The Swiss needed two and a quarter hours to beat the 23rd-rankedyoungster with 36 winners and 37 unforced errors in a battle whichwas not decided until a third-set tiebreaker. "I was trying to weather the storm," said the Swiss. "I don't knowwhere my game is at now and I don't care. I'm happy to train welland be playing some matches." Federer will Thursday face Richard Gasquet, who beat Serb ViktorTroicki 7-5, 6-3. Federer held off seven Raonic break points and ended the Canadian'sstreak of first serve points at 44 for the week. Federer took victory in his first match since losing in the Miamithird round to Andy Roddick on March 26. He has now won 78 of hislast 79 matches against players outside the Top 20. "To do something here means I have to come back in a few hours andplay (Richard) Gasquet. It cold be a tough week. "I'm happy to be playing good tennis. It's a big win, this couldcreate good things. It was a struggle for me tonight. But my levelwas good. I'm happy were I am this season." Raonic stayed in the fight with 16 aces and 21 winners. "If I can get things going my way, I can build confidence. Today Istepped on court believing I could win, and left the court knowingI could have won," said the Canadian. Spanish clay powerhouses Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer got on andoff the controversial blue clay courts as quickly as possible withthe Iberian pair racing into the third round. Second seed Nadal spent 80 minutes in winning his first matchagainst Nikolay Davydenko since 2009, earning a 6-2, 6-2 victory.Fifth seed Ferrer dismissed Czech Radek Stepanek 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 inalmost the same match time. Nadal, leading critic of the dubious qualities of the Madridsurface being trialled amid huge controversy, tried to end talk ofthe courts and move onto the tennis. "I played as good a match as I could in these strangecircumstances," said the king of clay, winner of Monte Carlo andBarcelona titles last month. "I'm happy with the way that I played. "The situation is not easy. This is a fantastic tourney, one of thebest in the world. My motivation is strong to play here. I had afantastic result today, I played better than I expected." But Nadal added a final word on the issue. "Conditions here are completely different than on the rest of theclay circuit. If this was in the summer or at the end of the seasonI would have nothing to say. "I'm not against change but this is the wrong time of the calendarfor it. I don't want to speak more on this." Croatian Marin Cilic overcame eighth seed John Isner 7-6 (7/4), 7-6(7/3) as the big American fired 14 aces in his losing effort. Cilicdodged a bullet with six double-faults including one as he heldmatch points in the second-set tiebreaker. Frenchman Gael Monfils continued his winning return after more thana month out with an abdominal injury as the 12th seed won asRussian Igor Andreev withdrew with a right shoulder injury trailing6-3, 1-0. Compatriot and fourth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat racquet-smashingAmerican Ryan Harrison, whose temper tantrum just a few days afterleaving his teenaged years, did not help in a 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) loss. Ninth seed Gilles Simon took a win, beating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez6-4, 6-3. There were also wins for tenth seeded Estoril champion Juan Martindel Potro and 11th-seeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro. In the WTA second round, Czech Lucie Hradecka beat defendingchampion compatriot Petra Kvitova 6-4, 6-3 to send the third seedhome. Polish fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska brought an end to the16-match win streak on clay of Sara Errani with a 6-0, 6-1thrashing in 65 minutes. Roberta Vinci struck a blow for Italy after Errani's loss, sendingout Belgian Yanina Wickmayer 6-1, 6-2. Errani was fresh from theclay title in Budapest at the weekend. Top seed Victoria Azarenka reached the quarter-finals over formernumber one Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-4. French Open winner Li Na moved to the last eight with a defeat of12th seed Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-4. US Open champion SamanthaStosur advanced over Petra Cetkovska 6-3, 6-2. Women's third round results: Serena Williams (USA) bt Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 Maria Sharapova (RUS) bt Lucie Safarova (CZE) walkover Lucie Hradecka (CZE) bt Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) Men's third round result: Tomas Berdych (CZE) bt Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-1, 6-1 - AFP/de. I am an expert from industrial-lightingfixture.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Led Torch Flashlight Manufacturer , Mine Safety Lamp, Mining Cap Lamp,and more.
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